Gunfire leads to arrest

Gunfire leads to arrest
YOUNGSTOWN -- Aaron M. Freet of Girard was arrested at 1:30 a.m. today, accused of firing a handgun wildly into the air after being removed from Pogo's Pub on West Rayen Avenue near Youngstown State University, police said. Freet, 22, of Main Street was found hiding in the rear lot of a restaurant/coffee house on Lincoln Avenue. He faces charges of discharging a firearm within city limits and discharging a firearm while intoxicated.
Freet was removed from Pogo's after getting into an argument with a woman, police said.
Killer/robber gets prison
WARREN -- A 26-year-old city man, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery and felonious assault, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court sentenced Lamar Sims, of North Park Avenue, during a brief hearing Monday. Police say Sims killed Mark Crowder on April 4. Crowder was found beaten to death in his North Park Avenue home. Family members told Judge Kontos before sentencing and said that Crowder was a kind person who trusted everybody.
Local tie in Ore. slaying
NILES -- A former Weathersfield Township woman was killed in Oregon and the father of her son is charged with first-degree aggravated murder in her death. Heather Dunlap, 27, was found strangled Friday in the Portland apartment of Howard Mayfield. A spokesman for the Portland Police Department said Dunlap was killed Thursday, after she and Mayfield got into a fight over his drug use.
Authorities also said Mayfield, who was arraigned on the murder charge Monday, was scheduled to appear in court last Thursday on charges of attempted assault, assault and felonious assault after Dunlap was choked in July.
Dunlap, who still has family in Niles, is also survived by a 3-year-old son, Camron.
Stolen items found
WARREN -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol has recovered computer equipment that was stolen from the Champion License Bureau. The equipment was found Saturday at Uncle Bob's Self Storage in Howland Township, an OSHP press release states. Reports say that investigators found a computer, a driver's license printer, driver's license blanks and film. Authorities believe the equipment was stolen June 23 from the bureau, 4447 Mahoning Ave.
Crash kills Pa. man
HUBBARD -- A Pennsylvania man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in a residential neighborhood. Armond Lometrious Holloway, 33, of Farrell was speeding northbound on Caroline Avenue near School Street around 10:30 a.m. Sunday when he lost control of his vehicle, went left of center and struck a utility pole, police said. Holloway was pronounced dead at the scene.
Woman's dog is shot
WARREN -- A 20-year-old Woodbine S.E. woman told police that someone shot and wounded her dog. According to reports, the dog was in the back yard about 11:45 p.m. Monday when the woman heard a gunshot. The dog was shot once in the mouth, reports state. No arrests have been made.
Boiler problem is fixed
GIRARD -- Pupils at Girard Intermediate School returned to classes today after boiler problems were fixed. The children were dismissed about 1:20 p.m. Monday after the boiler's regulator malfunctioned, causing a loud bang, officials said. School workers said the children were evacuated as a safety precaution, though there was no real danger. Crews worked through the night and had the problem fixed in time for classes today.
Police ID man hit by train
SEBRING -- Smith Township police have identified a man struck and killed by a train near the Johnson Road crossing as Mark Richmond, 29, of Sebring. Police think Richmond was living with a sister on East Ohio Avenue here. Smith Township police Detective Terry Rockwell said a Norfolk & amp; Southern railway official contacted police around 7:42 p.m. Monday to report the westbound train had struck someone. Police found Richmond's body along the tracks about 300 yards west of the Johnson Road crossing. Railway officials said the train could not be stopped in time to avoid striking Richmond. The conductor told police Richmond was walking west along the tracks, turned to face the train, put his fists to his head and knelt on the tracks. The Mahoning County coroner's office and Norfolk & amp; Southern police are investigating.